SUMMER POTATO SALAD RECIPE

Well summer is just rushing by for us. How is it going for all of you? Hope you are having a great summer. I have noticed that a lot of the west has been very hot lately and terrible fires going on. That is not a very good thing. Hopefully everyone is ok in those areas. 

There is still plenty of summer left to get those picnics and BBQ's in so I thought I would share my potato salad recipe with all of you. I don't remember where I got this recipe, but I have been making it for 40+ years (there I go again.....showing my age!) and what we like about it is it is made with Italian salad dressing so it isn't the "normal" potato salad. Has a little spice to it. I will give you the large recipe as I make a smaller one since it is just for the two of us now. Now I am one that does a pinch of this and glob of that and not exact measurements, so you will have to see what works for you. :)

Here it is......

Ingredients:

6 potatoes (red or russet...your choice)

4 hard boiled eggs

Appx 2/3 cups of bottle Italian salad dressing (I use Kraft)

Appx 2 large spoonful of dill pickle relish

Appx 3 large spoonful of Miracle Whip

Paprika

Instructions:

Boil and cook the potatoes until done. Cool to touch.

Peel the potatoes and cut into hunks.

Put potatoes in bowl and add the Italian salad and stir to coat the potatoes. Refrigerate for 2 hours. After the potatoes have been refrigerated hard boil 4 eggs, peel and add to potatoes. Add relish and Miracle Whip and mix well with the potatoes and eggs.

Sprinkle top with paprika and walla................you have a great salad for your picnic or BBQ. 

My family always likes this potato salad and I usually have some left over for the next day's lunch. :)

Enjoy those picnics & BBQ's!

BEAT THE HEAT RECIPE

Well summer is beginning to heat up and I am sure some of you are having hot weather. Can't say we get "hot" up here, but 70 degrees for us is pretty hot. We get a few 70 degree days a year usually in July. 

So if you are needing to cool off from the heat, why not try this treat. It is Lemonade with Berry Ice cubes. It came from Spoonful courtesy of Disney.

What you will need:

* 1 11.5oz can frozen concentrate berry juice. You can use a mixed berry juice if you like.

* Raspberries or sliced strawberries.

* 2 quarts+ of water.

* 1 1/3 cups sugar.

* 1 1/3 cups lemon juice.

* lemon slices if desired.

How to make it:

1.  Combine the juice concentrate and one can of water in a pitcher.

2.  Pour the juice mix into two ice cubes trays

3.  Add the raspberries or strawberry slices to the juice in the ice cubes. Freeze

4.  Combine the 2 quarts of water and sugar in a medium size sauce pan.

5.  Bring to a boil, stirring to combine sugar and water until dissolved.

6.  Combine the lemon juice with the sugar water. Chill.

7.  Put three berry ice cubes into a glass and pour lemonade in. 

8.  Garnish with a lemon slice if desired. 

This is a nice treat to cool off on those hot summer days. When my kids were little I use to also make lemonade ice cubes and then would just take them out of the freezer and crunch on them. These are really easy to make so give them a try! :)

Have a great day! :)